Official photo of the Apollo 11 crew

Neil Armstrong, left, the commander of the July 1969 flight to the moon, appears with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin in NASA's Apollo 11 crew portrait. Armstrong, an Ohio native, obtained his pilot's license on his 16th birthday, before he had earned his driver's license.

Neil Armstrong, left, the commander of the July 1969 flight to the moon, appears with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin in NASA's Apollo 11 crew portrait. Armstrong, an Ohio native, obtained his pilot's license on his 16th birthday, before he had earned his driver's license. (NASA Kennedy Space Center)

Neil Armstrong, left, the commander of the July 1969 flight to the moon, appears with Michael Collins and Buzz Aldrin in NASA's Apollo 11 crew portrait. Armstrong, an Ohio native, obtained his pilot's license on his 16th birthday, before he had earned his driver's license.NASA Kennedy Space Center